WVLT (FM)

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WVLT
Image:WVLT logo.gif
City of license Vineland, New Jersey
Branding Cruisin' 92.1
Slogan "South Jersey's #1 Oldies Powerhouse"
Frequency 92.1 MHz
First air date October 1968
Format Oldies
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters (328 feet)
Class A
Facility ID 11974
Transmitter Coordinates 39°29′53″N, 75°04′31″W
Former callsigns WDVL-FM, WKQV, WKQV-FM[1]
Owner Clear Communications, Inc.
Webcast Listen Live
Website http://www.wvlt.com/

WVLT (92.1 FM, "Cruisin' 92.1") is a radio station licensed to serve Vineland, New Jersey.[2] The station is owned by Clear Communications, Inc. It airs an Oldies music format.[3]

The station was assigned the WVLT call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on August 15, 1986.[1]

[edit] Personalities

Evening host Jerry Blavat is "the Geator with the Heator," a fixture in Philadelphia area radio since 1960. Blavat was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia's Hall of Fame on November 22, 2002. He was a co-owner of doo-wop specialist label Crimson Records.

"Doo-Wop Diner" host Lou Costello has been on the air in the Delaware Valley for more than 30 years. In April 2003, he was inducted into the membership of the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia, an organization of 300 area broadcasters, all with at least 15 years experience in the business.

In October 2006, Bill "Wee Willie" Webber joined the WVLT airstaff. In November 2006 Webber was honored as "person of the year" by the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Call Sign History. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ Strauss, Robert. "The Drive-In Theater Tries a Comeback", New York Times, 2004-07-23. 
  3. ^ Station Information Profile. Arbitron.
  4. ^ Klein, Michael. "A Buddha on the Boardwalk", Philadelphia Inquirer, 2006-10-01, p. B02. 

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